English adjective: starchy | |||
| 1. | starchy consisting of or containing starch | ||
| Samples | Starchy foods. | ||
| Similar | amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike | ||
| Antonyms | starchless | ||
| 2. | starchy rigidly formal | ||
| Samples | A starchy manner. The letter was stiff and formal. His prose has a buckram quality. | ||
| Synonyms | buckram, stiff | ||
| Similar | formal | ||
| Antonyms | informal | ||